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To: WXRGina

The pill does three things.

1) Prevents ovulation most of the time.
2) Thickens cervical mucus which prevents sperm from reaching the egg.
3) Reduces the thickness of the uterus lining which prevents implantation of fertilized eggs.

The pill can fail at steps 1 and 2. Otherwise, pill use would be as effective as abstinence.

The pill does #3. It prevents implantation of a fertilized egg. The morning after pill is essentially a triple dose of regular birth control to do exactly that.

Do you have an example of any hormonal birth control which does NOT reduce the likelihood of the implantation of a fertilized egg?

You seem to be avoiding the point completely that an egg can still be released from the ovaries while a woman is taking the pill. Calling the fertilized egg a person means the pill has the explicit effect of killing that person.


146 posted on 11/09/2011 11:26:59 AM PST by SorbetCon
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To: SorbetCon

I’m not “avoiding” anything. I made the point that not all contraceptives actually kill an embryo, and that is a fact. With the common estrogen-progesterone compounds, you do not ovulate. That is how they are designed to prevent pregnancy. You combined in your 1-2-3 list several different types of contraceptives.

My further MAIN point was denouncing the scare tactics being used by the pro-abort crowd who claimed that “Yes on 26” would outlaw contraceptives, and that is not the truth—bottom line.


148 posted on 11/09/2011 11:57:22 AM PST by WXRGina
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